Amos Lee: As The Crow Flies EP auf Single 10"

Seit der Veröffentlichung von AMOS LEEs erstem Album 2005 gilt der ehemalige Lehrer aus Philadelphia als einer der herausragenden Songwriter seiner Generation. Nachdem der Rolling Stone ihn zu einem der "Top 10 Artists to Watch" kürte, folgten schnell Tourneen mit Musik-Größen wie Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Paul Simon und Elvis Costello.

Seine drei nächsten Alben – "Supply And Demand" (2006), "Last Days At The Lodge" (2008) und "Mission Bell" (2010) – verschafften ihm eine noch größere Fangemeinde und stärkten seinen Ruf; seine Songs waren bereits in unzähligen Filmen und Fernseh-Shows zu hören. Da sein Sound seine Wurzeln sowohl im Folk als auch im Soul findet, wurde Lee schon oft mit Künstlern wie James Taylor und Bill Withers verglichen, obwohl er selbst angibt, dass er seine Ideen aus einem immer weiteren Kreis von Einflüssen bezieht.

Jetzt erscheint "As The Crow Flies", eine B-Seiten EP mit sechs großartigen Songs.

Product Information

Blue Note recording artist Amos Lee will release a six-song collection of previously unheard songs as a CD, digital, and 10"-vinyl EP, entitled As the Crow Flies, on February 13th, 2012. The songs were recorded during the sessions for Lee’s critically acclaimed album Mission Bell, which was produced by Calexico frontman and multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns. The tracks on As the Crow Flies are also produced by Burns and feature musical backing by Burns and Calexico drummer John Convertino.

Mission Bell debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums and Billboard Rock Albums charts when it was released in January 2011, earning the Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter the highest chart position and best sales week of his career. Earning critical raves from scores of media outlets, the album also spawned the Triple A radio hit “Windows Are Rolled Down,” which gave Lee his first-ever No. 1 single.

In other Lee news, on November 19th, PBS began airing ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival featuring the genre’s established and rising artists performing at the 10th Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, where Lee joined a line-up that included Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Civil Wars, and the Avett Brothers.

This month, Lee wraps up an amazing year with his final live performances of 2011, which include an appearance at KBCO’s Holiday Concert Series in Denver with Brett Dennen on December 9th, and two shows with one of Lee’s heroes, singer-songwriter John Prine, on the 16th and 17th. Lee also recently captured an amazing performance at Tucson’s historic Fox Theatre with members of Calexico for the upcoming fourth season of Public Television’s hit program Live From the Artists Den with the episode due to air in early 2012.

Rezensionen

,,Sechs Outtakes der ,,Mission Bell"-Sessions auf einer 10"-EP, ebenfalls produziert von Joey Burns und perkussiv veredelt von John Convertino." (Rolling Stone, Mai 2012)

,,Die Musik zwischen Folk, Soul und Softrock kommt in den Outtakes noch eingängiger rüber." (Stereo, Mai 2012)